Euonymus atropurpureus Jacquin. American Wahoo, Burning Bush, Bleeding Heart, Waahoo. Phen: May-Jul; Aug-Oct. Hab: Bottomland forests, riverbanks, mostly on rich alluvial sediments, or on slopes over mafic or calcareous rocks. Dist: NY west to ND, south to Panhandle FL and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Two varieties are sometimes recognized: a widespread var. atropurpureus and var. cheatumii Lundell endemic to Dallas County, TX. Var. cheatumii is alleged to differ in having lower leaf surfaces persistently pubescent , at least on the veins (vs. glabrous) and the leaf apices merely acute or short acuminate (vs. long acuminate).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K4, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV; = Euonymus atropurpurea – Mi, Voss (1985); = Evonymus atropurpureus Jacq. – Tat, orthographic variant; > Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea – K1; > Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus – Ar, K3, NE, Tx; > Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. cheathumii Lundell – K3, orthographic error; > Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. cheatumii – Tx; > Evonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea – NcTx, orthographic variant; > Evonymus atropurpurea var. cheatumii – NcTx

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU
• Midwest: FAC
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 3